National Republican., 1887-05-24
ANUS EN- ENTS.
TILE PASSING REGIMENT.


One of the best OF Augustine Daly's plays Is
the military comedy THE Passing Regiment"
As produced by Arthur Rehan's splendid com
pany last evening at the National Theaterit was
delightful performance. To the actors and
their careful drilling much praise Is due.
From the start the interest never tiag3 for a
moment, The play scintillates with bright
sayings. 1t is enticing, eiiervescent, and mirror
like In It's clearlGss.
One Of the features of the performance was
the appearance of the cadets from the Military
College, Michigan, Col. Rodgers, commanding,
who ELECTED lounds of applause by their CLOCK
like precision In the drill company from
the encampment will appear each night Of the
engagement. The "Highland SCh0ttische"
danced by the company, was perfect, The
scenery was up TO the usual high standard of
the New National. The engagement will be for
this week. Wednesday and Saturday matt
nees
CLAUDE DrvAL AT ALBAUGH's.
The third supplemental season OF summer
opera was opened last night at Albaugh's
Opera House by the Washington Opera Com
first time in this city SoloInon's three act
comic opera, "Claude Duval, or Love and
Larceny The audience was very large aud
appreciative, and the efforts of the members of
the company fully merited the applause
gwen. Notwithstanding the fact that it
was the first night performance. everything
on the stage seemed, to move smoothly:
The scenery was excellently sec and showed
to great advantage. Miss Carlotta Pinner, as
Constance, made herself the favorite of the
evening and her honors were pressed very
hard by Miss Edna Gray. as Dolly her maid.
Mr. r. N. Dunbar made a very verisable
Claude Duval, the dasning highwayman. Sig.
nor Montegrifo as Charles Lorrimen, a ban.
Aea kR Of sqpW ss rs as.
was Sir Whifile Whofile, a court beau, and he
made himself identical with the character
The remaining characters were well rendered.
CAPITAL THEATER.
Comedy, music, song, repartee,. dance, and
pugilism inauenrated the Capital last night,
much to the satisfaction of the audience, and
doubtless to that Of the new management
The most remarkable and p!easure-giving acl
and Mr.. Dick Stewart, in which, by extrao:
dinary skill and immense power, the lady bore
off the honors. Miss Lillian Boydcll the
beauty Of the beautiful sdi company sang sweetly
songs. The entire entertainment possessed
variety and high talent. and was accordingly
aDplauded
KERNAN's WASHINGTON THEATER.
The Might Owls" in the theater and the
vienna Ladies' Orchestra" in the garden
last night, had many admirers. 80 long have
the Owls been with us, and so fully appreci
ated, that little remains to say of them, SAVE
their fast favor assures the present and future
Though not so well known here, the Ladies'
| Orchestra has also proved very popular. TheiI
music may not be excelled anywhere In the
garden, especially, was scene Of uncoaven
tional enjoyment-hats oo, cigar cloud
abundant, and lager, too Small parties EN-
| braced the small tables, quite lovingly. Socia
| aud good feeling prevailed. Among man.
| desirable things for which Kernan's is re
| markable, Kernan's is remarkable for that.
HARRIss BIJou THEATER.
An audience large, considering the attrac
| tions and distractions out O. doors during thi
drill season, attended the Bijou last night, ant
heartily enjoyed the entertainment presented
was melodious and sprightly, the dancing
| agile and grotesque, every speech brillian
| with wit. Applause was-not the order-th
| disorder Of the assemblage. Most astonishing
| of the events Of the occasion were the acts O
| the Pavenelas, or PAYERS of Paris, who repair
| ing the street produced really excellent musi
| DY tie strokes of their hammers on stones